Bastar: Police have arrested the main suspect in journalist Mukesh Chandrakar’s murder case. The suspect had been on the run since the crime and has now been detained, an official said. According to the Bastar Police, the accused identified as Suresh Chandrakar, was apprehended in Hyderabad on Sunday night by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Authorities…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday met US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan in New Delhi to discuss a wide range of strategic, regional, and bilateral issues. The meeting took place as Sullivan, the outgoing US NSA, embarked on a two-day visit to India, concluding one of the last high-profile engagements…
Srinagar: Five family members, including a couple and their three children, died from apparent suffocation in a rented accommodation in Srinagar’s Pandrathan area on Sunday evening. Reports indicate that the family had been staying in the accommodation for some time when the incident occurred. The deaths may have been caused by suffocation due to some form…
Srinagar: Heavy snowfall occurred in the higher reaches while moderate snow and rain lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The Meteorological (MeT) department officials said heavy snowfall occurred in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg and other higher reaches of J&K during the last 24 hours.A MeT office statement said, “On January 6, generally cloudy weather…
Karnataka: In a shocking incident as many as four members of a family were found dead in Bengaluru city of Karnataka said reliable reports on Monday. According to reports, the incident has been reported from Bengaluru’s Sadashivanagar Police Station limits RMV second stage in a rented house. The deceased include two minor children of five and…
Bengaluru: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed the detection of two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, identified through routine surveillance for respiratory viral pathogens. Ministry of Health in a release has stated that these cases were detected as part of ICMR’s ongoing efforts to monitor and control respiratory illnesses across the…
Cuttack: Unable to bear the burden of losses incurred due to crop damage following unseasonal rains last month, yet another farmer ended his life on Sunday. According to reports, Indrajit Chatoi (48), a farmer in Niali block of Odisha’s Cuttack district, succumbed to a major heart attack after his ready-to-harvest paddy crop was damaged by the…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has extended the deadline for completing the e-KYC process for ration card beneficiaries till January 31. Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra told the media on Sunday that only 85 per cent of eligible individuals have fulfilled their e-KYC requirements so far. The extension will help the remaining over 50 lakh beneficiaries to…
Malkangiri: Six people were arrested from Chhattisgarh on Sunday for their alleged involvement in witchcraft activities disguised as a religious ceremony in Chitapari-4 village under Orkel police limits in Malkangiri district. According to reports, the locals were conducting a three-day religious ceremony in the village. However, on the second day, the accused performed witchcraft rituals under…
Patna, 6/1: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, who was on a fast unto death at Gandhi Maidan here to press the demand for cancellation of a Bihar PSC exam, was arrested early on Monday, police said. Police personnel removed him and his supporters from the protest site as they were holding the demonstration near a…
